toxic

i broke a mercury thermometer about 3 days ago just inside the front door while taking off my equine gears. as tired as i was, i left the mercury droplets there. yesterday i found mocha licking my horse boots, which was quite normal behavior for him. but then i realized the mercury was right there and there was a chance that he could ingest some. now, mercury toxicity is well documented and in human it usually occur via ingestion of deep water fish. i'm quite sure the amount on the ground is more than that inside a fish. i was quite worried. but again, i was too tired yesterday to do anything about it, so i chased mocha into the lounge room and left the matter. finally i got some energy this afternoon so i swept the floor. amazing how trace amount of mercury droplets condense together and form a bigger drop. i was going to touch it (never touched liquid metal before) but i was afraid of toxicity through contact, so i didn't. i kind of feel like an negligent mum. i wanted to confess ever since i broke the thermometer, but i didn't have the courage to do so (i just might get killed). so i'm sorry, but nothing happened, mocha's still very much alive after 3 days of exposure, i'm sure he'll be fine.